Dear Tom and Ray, I have a 1995 Jeep Cherokee with 115,000 miles on it. It has had overheating problems in the past and once, four years ago, blew a head gasket that required me to machine the head. Since that time it has had little overheating problems that have never resulted in a breakdow…

I found a $100 product on the Internet … Then I will flush it, refill the radiator and drive off into bliss. You already know the answer to this one don’t you? If not I have a bridge for sale. I am going to walk into the mechanics shop and ask them to do it. Do you think my mechanic will hav…

Um… exhaust fumes coming from your interior vents? That’s no sign of a blown head gasket, that’s something else entirely. Care to elaborate on that one a little? Definitely talk to your mechanic before doing anything to the car, especially anything that costs 100 bucks. It sounds like some kind …

Exhaust fumes (?) through the defroster and heater vents? (1) Probably. I refuse to use ANY of these additives. I don’t trust any of 'em. But that’s just me. (2) Honestly? I don’t think any tech worth his experience will touch it. You can tell him what you know about the stuff, but stand back when…

I agree with the others, if your mechanic doesn’t laugh at you, get a new mechanic. I would get an accurate diagnoses, the exhaust fumes in the car sound more like an exhaust leak to me. Once you have a repair estimate, decide what you want to do.

Comeon, man, he said “head” not “heads”, it’s got a 4.0L and as much as I share your disdain for the pentastar clan, that motor will go forever.

Um… exhaust fumes coming from your interior vents? That’s no sign of a blown head gasket, that’s something else entirely. It’s conceivable (but unusual). You’d have to have head and/or gasket damage that permits combustion gases into the coolant plus a leaky heater core that permits coolant into th…

It’s too good to be true. Try it anyway…you have nothing to lose but $100. Don’t ask a mechanic. I wouldn’t use any mechanic that would agree with this.

There is something you can try. I have no information as to its effectiveness. You could take the head bolts out. Use a swab, hook, something to ensure that there isn’t anything in the bottom of the head bolt holes. Check the length of the bolts and compare to the depth of the holes. They could have…

Tom: Why do you think you have a head gasket problem? I,ll assume you have a 4.0 L6. By the way, to anybody posting a question: Wouldn’t it be nice to give at least make, model, year and engine size? Anyway, I,ve seen quite a few of these get an exhaust manifold leak- a crack where the 6 runners con…

Quick cheap fix for leaky head gasket

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Midwest_honky December 7, 2007, 6:59pm 4

It would be worth spending the money to have your mechanic diagnose the issue. With an accurate diagnosis, you can them determine the next course of action. But being only 12 years old an acting as bad as that, I’d certainly get a diagnosis as you could have been putting up with a very fixable issue. But it could be something serious and if it is, the mechanic will tell you and you can then act accordingly.

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Quick cheap fix for leaky head gasket

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